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Chinese Cities Order Steel Output Cuts Earlier Than Expected to Fend off Smog

Steel Mills in Hebei Told to Halve Blast Furnace Production Ahead of Party Congress in Nearby Beijing

September 27, 2017

The city of Handan in the top steelmaking province of Hebei has ordered steel mills to halve output a month earlier than expected, according to media reports, the latest city to ramp up efforts to reduce the smog that blankets northern China during the winter.